Box Heroes collage

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Here are a few photos from the Marvel Box Heroes' adventures at Dragon*Con 2011. A very special thanks to our fluffers, Melanie and Cathy. Mel made special cardboard belts, cuffs, and even "BH" buckles! Photos by Cathy Wise.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Not only was Dragon*Con 2011 the single greatest assemblage of cubed Marvel characters (more on that soon, once the photos are in), but also the setting for the fist evolution of the Box Heroes: Hellboy and Abe Sapien. When Jared Cain asked about building a Hellboy suit I didn't know a whole lot about Mike Mignola's comic masterpiece, but had seen images of his amazing art and knew it would be the perfect chance to try to build a "skinny suit" for the character of Abe Sapien. Abe is slender grace as Hellboy is weighty chunk. In palette as well as temperment Hellboy is hot, while Abe is cool. The contrast is great.
Jared's Hellboy paint job really raised the tube on Box Hero art, and with his help I think Abe came out great as well. You judge. These are the results.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Atlanta is abuzz as the dragon descends!
Last night the Box Heroes wrapped up production at the west side HQ. Big thanks to all of our new, alternate, and returning members for making the Wednesday deadline. Also thanks to Laura for getting us into such a great space
Now is the time for all of us to put on the suits and walk around to troubleshoot the little discomforts that cardboard inflicts. Locate your suspenders and Breeze Pass, buy the right color shoelaces, pad the head against shifting, trim our extra air holes for comfort, build a little place in your fist for cash and maybe a cell phone, and lay aside your tight black moisture-wicking underwear for Saturday. We meet at 8 am sharp! Don't forget to eat something.
This year, the Box Heroes are LEGION. Who's showing up, you ask? Of the Fantastic Four ethos, we'll see the Thing, the Human Torch, Mr. Fantastic, and the Silver Surfer! Mutants? Yes we have mutants too: Beast, Mystique, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, and the Scarlet Witch. The Asgardian delegation this year includes the Enchantress as well as the mighty Thor. Classic villains abound as well, such as the Red Skull, Venom, the Green Goblin, and Thanos, the mad titan! We have a rogue hero as well, the ninja-trained Elektra, and finally a hefty handful of Avengers: Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Tigra, and Giant Man!!

If I've counted right that's 24 Box Heroes, kids. That's ten more than have ever assembled anywhere. With that in mind take a few minutes to identify your buddy. We all need to help each other if this is going to work because this is BIG.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Not "the Absorber", not "Absorbent Man" or "Mr. Fresh Step". No. The Absorbing Man!
We would like to welcome these three terrific characters to the roster. Not only does their addition contribute to better parity of our goods guy vs. bad guy ratio (now at 14:7), but all three appeared in the original "Secret Wars" series. Wheee!
The three (animated by Anke Larkworthy, Robert Witherspoon, and John Moredock, respectively) debuted at the Inman Park Festival parade in late April. This event marked a new level of sophistication for us evident from the Marta Breeze Passes velcroed into the inside of our fist cubes to the fancy way the Beast stacked and carried his whole suit using his suspenders as a handle. (Pretty impressive, my furry friend.) This was also the first time we marched with a team of super assistants. Moral support by Melanie Brown, logistical support by Susan Mittleman, photography by Cathy Wise, and costumed sign-bearing by Lisa Larkworthy (appearing as the Black Widow with cardboard accoutrements). Lisa also provided an essential pair of socks out of her bra for the Enchantress, who was suffering from severe board burn on her ankles. So yes, you can add "socklessness" to our list of weaknesses (the others being fire, water, falling, heat, and hill people).

Monday, January 17, 2011

Cardboard Comrades (as the Box Heroes are now known in Germany) appeared this month in Plot Magazine's seventh issue, dedicated to creative spaces built from paper. Plot is printed quarterly (also online: www.plotmag.com) devoted to the art of scenography, exhibition design, and brand design.

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Captain America (Stephen Larkworthy) is the man who made it all happen. As the mastermind designer behind The Box Hero Corps. he wrote to a select group of men, heroes really, who were believed to have what it takes to form the Box Avengers.Once they accepted their heroic destiny, the suits were created from flat packaging cardboard, then glued, painted and riveted in a beer fueled whirlwind one beautiful Saturday afternoon. The rag tag bunch of artists assembled into seven Heroes and three Villains for the first mission, Dragon*Con...